Brigham Young University Prelaw Review
Keywords
George Mason, Bill of Rights, the Constitution, colonial politics
Abstract
Born the son of wealthy landowners in Fairfax County, Virginia, George Mason was molded to take an engaging and active role in colonial politics. A close advisor to George Washington, an ardent spokesman for American independence and human rights, and brilliant political author, Mason was one of the foremost political thinkers of his time. His role in the framing of the Constitution cannot be underemphasized, nor can his pivotal role in the adoption of the first ten amendments to that constitution go unrecognized. Mason was the brains, as well as the heart and soul behind the greatest democratic political document ever written: The Bill of Rights.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Clark, David
(1992)
""There is No Declaration of Rights:" George Mason and the Bill of Rights,"
Brigham Young University Prelaw Review: Vol. 6, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byuplr/vol6/iss1/3